In the year 1976
594 Notable deaths
Gilbert Ryle
British philosopher.
Born August 19th, 1900 in Brighton.
Died October 6th, 1976 at 76 years old in Oxford.
Murtala Muhammed
Nigerian politician and general (1938–1976).
Born November 8th, 1938 in Kano.
Died February 13th, 1976 at 37 years old in Lagos.
Ernest Howard Shepard
British artist (1879-1976).
Born December 10th, 1879 in London.
Died March 24th, 1976 at 96 years old in Lodsworth.
Percy Faith
Canadian-born american bandleader, orchestrator, composer and conductor (1908-1976).
Born April 7th, 1908 in Toronto.
Died February 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Encino (cancer).
Roger Livesey
British actor (1906–1976).
Born June 25th, 1906 in Barry.
Died February 4th, 1976 at 69 years old in Watford (colorectal cancer).
Edith Evans
British actress (1888–1976).
Born February 8th, 1888 in London.
Died October 14th, 1976 at 88 years old in Cranbrook.
Godfrey Cambridge
American stand-up comedian (1933-1976).
Born February 26th, 1933 in New York City.
Died November 29th, 1976 at 43 years old in Burbank (myocardial infarction).
Michael Polanyi
Hungarian-british polymath (1891–1976).
Born March 11th, 1891 in Budapest.
Died February 22nd, 1976 at 84 years old in Northampton.
Joseph Rochefort
American cryptographer (1900–1976).
Born May 12th, 1900 in Dayton. [ref]
Died July 20th, 1976 at 76 years old in Torrance. [ref]
Paul Bragg
Nutritionist and author (1895-1976).
Born February 6th, 1895 in Batesville. [ref]
Died December 7th, 1976 at 81 years old in Miami Beach (myocardial infarction).
Eileen Gray
Irish architect and designer (1878-1976).
Born August 8th, 1878 in Enniscorthy. [ref]
Died October 31st, 1976 at 98 years old in 14th arrondissement of Paris. [ref]
Mortimer Wheeler
British archaeologist (1890-1976).
Born September 10th, 1890 in Glasgow.
Died July 22nd, 1976 at 85 years old in Leatherhead.
Martin Wickramasinghe
Sri lankan writer (1890-1976).
Born May 29th, 1890 in Koggala.
Died July 23rd, 1976 at 86 years old in Colombo.
Silvana Armenulić
Bosnia and herzegovina singer (1939–1976).
Died October 10th, 1976 at 37 years old in Kolari (traffic collision).
Arne Vidar Røed
Norwegian sailor and trucker, the earliest confirmed case of hiv/aids in europe (1946-1976).
Born July 23rd, 1946 in Norway. [ref]
Died April 24th, 1976 at 29 years old in Horten Municipality (death from AIDS-related complications). [ref]
Rupert Davies
British actor (1916–1976).
Born May 22nd, 1916 in Liverpool.
Died November 22nd, 1976 at 60 years old in London (cancer).
Abdul Hamid Khan Bhashani
Bangladeshi political leader (1880–1976).
Born December 12th, 1880 in Sirajganj District.
Died November 17th, 1976 at 95 years old in Dhaka. [ref]
Gottfried von Cramm
German tennis player (1909–1976).
Born July 7th, 1909 in Nettlingen.
Died November 9th, 1976 at 67 years old in Cairo (traffic collision).
Sybil Thorndike
British actress (1882–1976).
Born October 24th, 1882 in Gainsborough.
Died June 9th, 1976 at 93 years old in Chelsea.
Lin Yutang
Chinese inventor, novelist and philosopher (1895–1976).
Born October 10th, 1895 in Banzai.
Died March 26th, 1976 at 80 years old in British Hong Kong.
Paul Gallico
American writer and journalist (1897-1976).
Born July 26th, 1897 in New York City.
Died July 15th, 1976 at 78 years old in Monaco.
Tom Driberg
British journalist, politician and clergyman (1905-1976).
Born May 22nd, 1905 in Crowborough.
Died August 12th, 1976 at 71 years old in London.
Lily Pons
American opera singer and actress (1898-1976).
Born April 12th, 1898 in Draguignan. [ref]
Died February 13th, 1976 at 77 years old in Dallas (pancreatic cancer). [ref]
Rudolf Bultmann
German theologian (1884–1976).
Born August 20th, 1884 in Wiefelstede.
Died July 30th, 1976 at 91 years old in Marburg.
Walther von Seydlitz-Kurzbach
German general (1888-1976) and defector to the soviet union.
Born August 22nd, 1888 in Hamburg.
Died April 28th, 1976 at 87 years old in Bremen.
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A normal human being does not want the Kingdom of Heaven: he wants life on earth to continue. George Orwell